Match packet and method of making the same



J. R. NOLAN oct. 12, 1943.

MATCH PACKET AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Filed Oct.

Patented Oct. l2, 1943 MATCH PACKETAND METHOD oF'MAKiNG f SAME I .lohnR. Nolan, Larchmont, N. Y., assignor to The THE Diamond Match Company,New

York, N. Y., a

corporation of Delaware Application October 7, 1941, Serial No. 413,922iciaims. (ci. :is-2) This invention relates to match packetsand the likeand to methods of making the'same,.hav ing reference particularly topackets wherein the bases of plural match combs arranged face to faceare bound together and to the embracing Walls of a folded cover, usuallyby means of wire stitching. As is Well-known such packets are usedextensively for advertising purposes, and in many cases they aregratuitously'distributed to the ultimate purchasers of tobacco products.Consequently economy inthe manufacturing cost of the packets is adesideratum.

The object ofthe invention is to secure the elements of the packettogether without recourse to's-titching, which end is attained byproviding in the contiguous bases of the assembled match' combs of eachpacket, registering apertures for the reception of a modicum of liquidadhesive when the combs are associated with the cover, which adhesivewhen the cover is subsequently folded closely about the bases of thecombs is forced in intimate contact not only with the opposing surfacesof the combs and the cover but also with the inner surfaces of theinterposed combs, all of which, together with other features of novelty,will be hereinafter more fully described, and the scope of the inventionthen expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing- Figure l represents a strip of connected matches havingits .base portion perforated in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan of a conventional cover for a match packet.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of a plurality of assembled match combswith apertures therein.

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the plural combs associated with acover, the bases of the combs being parallel with the transverse foldline at one end of the cover.

Fig. 5 is a sectional detail, as on the line 5-5 of Fig, 4.

Fig. 6 is a View similar to Fig. 4, but showing the apertures suppliedwith a liquid adhesive.

Fig. 7 is a similar view showing the short fold of the cover about thebases of the match combs.

Fig. 8 is a transverse section, as on the line 8--8 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a side view of the packet, showing the perforated bases of thematch combs and the folded portion of the cover in section.

Fig. 10 is a View similar to Fig. 4, but showing a modified form ofaperture in the match combs.

Fig. 11 is a section, as on the line Il--II of Fig. 10.

In carrying out my invention in the preferred Way conventional matchstrips (Figi), each comprising a series of splints extending fronril anuncut base or marginal rportion l5, are employed. I form in the baseportion small apertures l5 which are countersunk at theirrespectiveends, as atk il, and are Varranged in spaced pairs throughoutthe length of the base, so ,that when the base is severed betweenadjacent pairs, as indicated by the dotted lines I8, sections or combsi9 of suitable size for use in the production of match packets areprovided, each section having therein two spaced apertures l adjacentvthe outer edge of the base.

A plurality of the counterpart perforated combs I9, usually two innumber, are arranged face to face, as seen in Fig. 3, and associatedwith a cover 2l (Fig. 2), the bases I5 of the combs being disposed inspaced parallel relation with the lower foldable end 22 of the cover, asseen in Fig. 4. Thus the correspondingly located aper tures of theplural combs are in registry and therefore in communication with eachother from the external surface of the outer comb to the internalsurface of the cover, as seen in Fig, 5. A modicum of liquid adhesive2|, such as glue, is entered in each of the ducts thus formed, as seenin Fig. 6, and the lower projecting end portion 22 of the cover isforcibly folded about the outer comb, as seen in Fig. 7. The walls ofthe cover, being pressed fiat against the opposing bases of therespective combs as seen in Figs. S and 9 displace the liquid contentsof each of the ducts and force it in intimate contact with the surfacesopposedy thereto of the cover and the combs, that is to Say, theadhesive exudes around the margins of the duct at the respective wallsof `the folded cover and also at the inner surfaces of the combs throughwhich the duct extends. Thus, when the adhesive sets the opposingsurfaces of the combs are eilciently cemented to the respective walls ofthe folded cover, and the contiguousinner surfaces of the bases of therespective combs are similarly united.

Countersinking or socketing the apertures in the comb bases, asindicated at il, contributes to the efficient exudation through alimited area of the adhesive in the region of the short overlapping endfold of the cover and also at the inner opposing faces of the associatedcombs; the restriction of the extent of :ow of the adhesive at the fold22 obviating the otherwise liability of cementing the marginal portion23'of the latter, which portion is thus free to receive 1. In a methodof making a packet embodying a folded cover and a plurality of combelements having base portions and splints extending therefrom, said baseportions arranged face to face between the walls of the cover, the stepswhich consist in providing the bases of the respective combs withcountersunk apertures' which com-VV municate with each other when thecombs are associated with the cover, supplying the preformed aperturesof the thus assembled combs with liquid adhesive, and forcibly folding4a portion of the cover about the assembled combbases, whereby the saidadhesive is forced in bonding relation to the` opposing surfaces of thecomb bases and the cover and also to the inner surfaces of said combbases in the region of the apertures.

2. In a method of making a packet of matches embodying a cover and aplurality of match combs attached thereto, said combs having their baseportions arranged face to face, said cover having at one end a shortfold overlying the bases and having at the opposite end a closure apwhereof the free end is insertable under the short fold, the steps whichconsist in providing the base of each of the combs with at least onecountersunk aperture which is so arranged that when plural combs areassembled and associated with Yplurality of comb elements having baseportions and splints extending therefrom, said base portions arrangedface to face between the walls at the fold of the cover and providedwith counter- Vsunk apertures in communication with each other, and anadhesive extending through the said pre-formed apertures and cementingnot only the opposing surfaces of the comb bases to the respective wallsof the cover but also uniting the inner surfaces of said comb bases inthe region of the apertures.

4. rA packet comprising a cover and a plurality of match combs attachedthereto, said combs having their base portions arranged face to face andprovided with registering countersunk apertures, and said cover havingat one r end a short fold overlying the apertured bases and having atthe opposite end a closure ap whereof the free end is insertable underthe short fold, and an adhesive extending through said registeringapertures and cementing the bases to and between the walls of the foldedend portion of the cover and also uniting the inner surfaces of the saidcomb bases in the region of the apertures.

' JOHN R. NOLAN.

